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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what animal did John Paul Zimmer return to Washington after his studies in Paris?
(a) Penguin.
(b) Dog.
(c) Parrot.
(d) Baboon.

2. What is cited as evidence of genetic memory?
(a) The monarch butterflies return to the same trees.
(b) The earthworms coming up to the surface after a rain.
(c) The drumbeats the compel dancing.
(d) The birds flying south for the winter.

3. According to the narrator, what keeps Plucky from having a traditionally handsome face?
(a) His hair color.
(b) The scar on his cheek.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His grin.

4. How does Plucky rid himself of the rednecks?
(a) He uses martial arts.
(b) He tricks them into being arrested.
(c) He sends them in the opposite direction, away from the circus.
(d) He pays them off.

5. What endangered animal do John Paul and Amanda agree to focus on conserving?
(a) Tibetan panda.
(b) San Francisco garter snake.
(c) Alaskan polar bear.
(d) The German loon.

6. What comprises John Paul Ziller's normal attire?
(a) Cut off blue jeans.
(b) Bone armor.
(c) Loin cloth.
(d) Shaman's headdress.

7. How do Amanda and Ziller immediately feel about each other at first sight?
(a) Repulsion.
(b) Attraction.
(c) Familiarity.
(d) Confusion.

8. In what city were forty of the entertainers in the Indo Tibetan Circus and Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band arrested?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) San Francisco.

9. What instrument does Ziller play as Amanda sings during their first meeting?
(a) Horn.
(b) Drums.
(c) Flute.
(d) Piano.

10. Who is the circus manager and ringmaster of the Indo Tibetan Circus and Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band?
(a) Nearly Normal Jimmy.
(b) Smokestack Lightening.
(c) Ba Ba.
(d) Madame Goody.

11. What sort of food was served at the now-abandoned restaurant the Zillers decide to buy?
(a) Sushi.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Fish and chips.
(d) Barbecue.

12. Where was John Paul Ziller born?
(a) The Congo.
(b) The Romanian caravans.
(c) The Nile.
(d) The Sahara.

13. How does Amanda, John Paul, and their neighbor find out about the attempted theft of the baboon at the zoo?
(a) The television
(b) The police.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) The radio.

14. What is celebrated at the banquet on Ziller's first night with the circus?
(a) His new love with Amanda.
(b) His celebrated drumming techniques.
(c) Amanda's pregnancy.
(d) Mon Cul.

15. Why is Amanda worried about Plucky's infiltration of the monks?
(a) She is afraid that he will make a mockery of their religion.
(b) She is afraid that he will go mad.
(c) She is afraid that he will lead them to their home.
(d) She is afraid that he is in over his head.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Amanda try to orchestrate a mass-smuggling of butterfly larva into the U.S.?

2. What type of vegetation is common to the area in which John Paul and Amanda settle, much to their delight?

3. How does Amanda regard the nature of the universe in regards to Plucky's letters?

4. What is John Paul's preferred method of transit?

5. Why are the men impressed with Plucky Purcell?

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